Sailing heritage catches fresh wind in modern UAE - msnbc.com
 

21-06-12 04:23 PM

The pearl income of Bahrain, one of the main Gulf centers, fell to a mere $200,000 per harvest by 1949 from $1.5 million in 1896, a research paper by British archaeologist Robert Carter showed. REVIVAL Today, engine-powered wooden boats are still loaded ...

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